Onset of Manic Episode during Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil

The authors report a case of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) induced manic episode in an elderly female without any previous psychiatric history. The patient presented manic symptoms after 4th cycle of 5-FU chemotherapy after surgery of rectal cancer. After cessation of chemotherapy and administration of olan...

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Autores principales: Ha, Jee Hyun, Hwang, Dae-Yong, Yu, Jaehak, Park, Doo-Heum, Ryu, Seung-Ho
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3079190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21519541
http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2011.8.1.71
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Sumario:The authors report a case of 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) induced manic episode in an elderly female without any previous psychiatric history. The patient presented manic symptoms after 4th cycle of 5-FU chemotherapy after surgery of rectal cancer. After cessation of chemotherapy and administration of olanzapine and divalproex sodium, symptoms were subsided within 10 days.

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